Illecebraceae

P. kurdica Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(3): 10 (1843).
Procumbent herb, often compact and woody at base. Leaves 4-7 x 1-2 mm, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, ± obtuse, thickish, pubescent. Stipules 4 per node, mostly shorter than the leaves. Glomerules 10-15 mm diam., profuse and congested. Bracts obliquely ovate, acuminate, almost 2 x longer than the flowers. Flowers 3-3.5 mm, pubescent. Sepals unequal, 3 long, 2 (inner) short, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, .obtuse to acute, the outer recurved at tips. Fl. 5-7 Rocky places. A very variable species in which 3 subspecies are recognisable in Turkey :
1. Flowers 3.5-4 mm; sepals linear-lanceolate, sharply acute, much recurved subsp. monfis-munzur
1. Flowers up to 3.5 mm; sepals narrowly oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, recurved at tips only * Cf. Greuter's treatment in Candollea 20: 176-178 (1965) .Ed.
  2. Leaves often imbricate; glomerules 5 mm; bracts slightly exceeding but not concealing flowers; flowers 2-2.5 mm; sepals slightly unequal subsp. haussknechtii
  2. Leaves often not quite imbricate; glomerules 10-15 mm; bracts usually concealing flowers; flowers 3-3.5 mm; sepals markedly unequal subsp. kurdica
  2a. Shoots not brittle; glomerules quite large, 10-15 mm diam var. kurdica
  2a. Shoots very brittle; glomerules smaller, often few-flowered, axillary, di-chasial cymes var. fragilis
subsp. kurdica.
var. kurdica.
Type: [Iraq] Mesopotamia, mount Sindjar, Haussknedit (holo. G! iso. Z!).
A2 Bilecik: Bilecik, 320 m, Demiriz 1735! A3 Ankara: Nallıhan, 650 m, D. 37049! A4 Çankiri: Çankiri, 800 m, Bornm. 1929: 13916! A5 Amasya: Amasya, 400 m, Bornm. 1889:316! A6 Amasya: Erbaa, 300 m, Tobey 686! A7 Gümüşane: Gümüşane, Sint. 1894: 7293! A8 Çoruh: Katibkhan to Artvin, 200 m, Holtnberg! B4 Ankara: Keçiören to Hacikadin De., 900-950 m, Demiriz 2863! B5 Niğde: Hasan Da. above Taşpinar, 1300-1400 m, D. 18896! B6 Malatya: Elbistan to Darende, Post 1906: 492! B7 Tunceli: Ovacik, 1400 m, D. 31459! B9 Van: 5 km N of Şatak, D. 23195! C3 Isparta: Isparta, 1938'- Başarman! C4 Konya: Konya to Cihanbeyli, S of Tutup, 1000 m, Demiriz 2728! C6 Seyhan: Bahçe, Haruniye, 500 m, D. 26755! C8 Mardin: Mardin to Nusaybin, 850 m, D. 28495!